Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Lexington, VA
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,569
Men / Women 86% / 14%
From State 64%
From Region 8%
Athletes 39.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 11%
Black 8%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Virginia Military Institute 353 88% / 12% 1% $78,740 79 88%
Civil Engineering 37 92% / 8% 3% $82,447 83 89%
Electrical Engineering 12 92% / 8% 0% $93,812 91
Mechanical Engineering 18 94% / 6% 0% $85,591 86 86%
Computer Science 23 91% / 9% 4% $93,332 91 97%
Applied Mathematics 12 92% / 8% 17% $73,334 72 100%
Chemistry 5 100% / 0% 0% $68,685 63
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $68,041 61 94%
Biology 30 63% / 37% 0% $80,349 81 90%
Economics 45 98% / 2% 2% $81,818 82 89%
English 13 85% / 15% 0% $74,681 74 100%
History 40 98% / 2% 0% $63,885 51 89%
International Studies 62 82% / 18% 0% $80,756 81 83%
Modern Languages 8 +3 75% / 25% 0% $73,506 72 95%
Psychology 41 83% / 17% 0% $73,626 72 79%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $21,572
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $54,293
Est. In-State Cost $27,906
Est. Out-of-State Cost $70,233
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 46.5% 164 86% / 14% 0% $74,023 73 86%
Engineering 19.0% 67 93% / 7% 1% $85,327 85 88%
Business & Economics 12.7% 45 98% / 2% 2% $81,818 82 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 30 63% / 37% 0% $80,349 81 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 6.8% 24 92% / 8% 8% $70,822 67 98%
Computer Science 6.5% 23 91% / 9% 4% $93,332 91 97%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $2.1M #192 83% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #544 49% $0
Engineering $0.1M #388 56% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #506 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #522 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #398 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $2.5M #469 74% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 76% 18%
Early Decision 83% 76% 17%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 7%
SAT Range 1090 – 1280
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 640